Assessment of nasal mucociliary transport time in seasonal allergic rhinitis

: The AA. study the mucociliary transport time resorting to the vegetable coal dust method, in 64 individuals suffering seasonal allergic rhinitis, during the pollinosis epoch (1991-1992). This collective was divided in two groups according to the presence of hidrorrhea at examination: those subjects in whom the disease was considered in activity or inactive. The results were compared with those resulting from a group of other 130 healthy people. The conclusion drawn out is that the full high moment of the seasonal allergic rhinitis influences the cessation or the cancellation of the mucociliary function. The halt of the rhinohidrorrhea clearly improves the mucociliary clearance but without attaining its normalization during the pollinosis epoch.